TREASURER-ELECT GOLDBERG ANNOUNCES TRANSITION TEAM LEADERS
BOSTON, MA -- Treasurer-elect Deb Goldberg today named the
following people to her transition committee, highlighting the wide-ranging
experience of her leadership team.
"As we plan a robust agenda for the Treasurer's
office, I am honored to have such talented, diverse, and innovative
leaders help launch our transition," said Goldberg. "With their
proven experience and track records, I am confident that we will have the right
team in place to protect taxpayer dollars and bring new levels of transparency
to state government as well as strengthen economic security, lead on wage
equality, and expand financial literacy."
Chris Keohan, Executive Director: The Founder
and Principal of CK Strategies, Chris Keohan served as a senior
advisor for Goldberg's campaign. His previous experience includes advising for
Mayor Marty Walsh’s election last year, helping to develop one of the largest
grassroots operations in Boston's history. Keohan, a 2003 graduate of Boston
College, has also had a broad range of experience in local, state, and
presidential campaigns.
Benaree Wiley, Senior Advisor: Benaree Pratt Wiley is Principal of
The Wiley Group, a firm specializing in strategy, talent management, and
leadership development and retention. She previously served as President and
CEO of The Partnership, Inc., an organization dedicated to increasing the
representation of African-Americans in positions of leadership, influence, and
decision-making in Greater Boston. A graduate of Howard University and Harvard
Business School, Wiley is a Director of Howard University, Blue Cross Blue
Shield of Massachusetts, The Efficacy Institute, and Dress for Success Boston.
Fletcher Wiley, Senior Advisor: For more than two
decades, Fletcher "Flash" Wiley has worked as a practicing attorney
concentrating in the areas of corporate and commercial law, small business
development, entertainment law, and real estate. Wiley currently serves as of
counsel at the Boston-based law firm Bingham McCutchen, LLP. He served as
Executive Vice President and General Counsel at PRWT Services, Inc., a
Philadelphia-based products and services company, and played a key role in
building PRWT into one of the nation's largest minority-owned businesses. A graduate
of the United States Air Force Academy, Harvard Kennedy School, and Harvard Law
School, Wiley is extensively involved in civic and charitable activities and
founded the Governor's Commission on Minority Business Development.
Ruth Ellen Fitch, Co-Chair: Ruth Ellen Fitch is a
successful leader of complex organizations. She served as President/CEO at The
Dimock Center in Roxbury through 2013 and an Associate/Partner at Palmer &
Dodge LLP for 20 years, retiring in 2003. Before attending Harvard Law School,
Fitch served as the Director of the METCO program in the Brookline Public
Schools. She currently serves as a director/trustee of several organizations
and foundations.
Evelyn Murphy, Co-Chair: The
Honorable Evelyn F. Murphy, former Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, is the
Founder and President of The WAGE Project, Inc., a national organization
dedicated to eliminating the gender wage gap. A Ph.D. economist, she is the
author of Getting Even: Why Women Don’t Get Paid Like Men and What To Do
About It. Murphy is also a Director of Citizens Energy Corporation and SBLI
USA Life Insurance Company as well as a founding Director of the Commonwealth
Institute.
Deb Goldberg served for six years on the Brookline Board of
Selectmen, the last two as its chair. She is President of Adoptions With Love
and on the Advisory Board at the Greater Boston Food Bank. Deb is also the
Massachusetts Senate President’s appointee to the Treasurer’s Commonwealth
Covenant Fund.
Deb
is a graduate of Boston University, Boston College Law School, and Harvard
Business School. She grew up in Brookline where she still lives with her
husband, Michael Winter, and their son and daughter, Evan and Meredith.